Rise Against – Hero Of War chords

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                                 Hero of War
                                 Rise Against
                              Appeal to Reason

Tuning: Standard                                       Capo 4


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Verse 1
          CHe said, "Son,
                 EmHave you see the world?
                         FWell, what would you say
                   CIf I said that you could?
                    F                       Just carry this gun. 
                          Cand you’ll even get paid."
                            G      Gadd11  G  Gadd11  I said, "That sounds pretty good."                       


Verse 2
              CBlack leather boots
             EmSpit-shined so bright
                     F                  They cut off my hair 
              Cbut it looked alright
                       FWe marched and we sang
                     CWe all became friends
                     G     Gadd11  G  Gadd11As we learned how to fight


Chorus
          AmA hero of war
                      FYeah that’s what I’ll be
                CAnd when I come home
                         GThey’ll be damn proud of me
                     Am I’ll carry this flag
                  FTo the grave if I must
                             CBecause it’s the flag that I love
                GAnd a flag that I trust


Verse 3
                     CI kicked in the door
                    Em I yelled my commands
                   FThe children, they cried
           CBut I got my man
                 FWe took him away
                   CA bag over his face
                        G        Gadd11  G   Gadd11From his family and his friends


Verse 4
                          CThey took off his clothes
                   Em They pissed in his hands
               FI told them to stop
              CBut then I joined in
                      F We beat him with guns
                    CAnd batons not just once
              G But again and again 


Chorus
          Am A hero of war
                      FYeah that’s what I’ll be
                CAnd when I come home
                         GThey’ll be damn proud of me
                     AmI’ll carry this flag
                  FTo the grave if I must
                             CBecause it’s the flag that I love
                G   And a flag that I trust


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Verse 5
    C                          She walked 
                    Emthrough bullets and haze
               FI asked her to stop
                CI begged her to stay
                  FBut she pressed on
               CSo I lifted my gun
             G    Gadd11  G  Gadd11And I fired away

Verse 6
     C                          The shells 
                    Emjumped through the smoke
                  FAnd into the sand
                       CThat the blood now had soaked
          F                           She collapsed 
                   Cwith a flag in her hand
                 G     Gadd11  G  Gadd11A flag white as snow


Chorus
          Am   A hero of war
                  FIs that what they see
                      CJust medals and scars
                 GSo damn proud of me
                         AmAnd I brought home that flag
               FNow it gathers dust
                       CBut it’s a flag that I love
                   GIt’s the only flag I trust


Outro
          C                           EmHe said, "Son, have you seen the world? 
                    F                       CWell what would you say, if I said that you could?"